SIRSIFollowing the heavy rains which lashed Sirsi, Siddapur and Yellapur taluks for the past four days, a sense of normalcy seems to be returning here. In Banavasi hobli of Sirsi taluk, thousands of acres of paddy fields were submerged due to the flooding of the river Varada. About a hundred areca trees at a plantation in Heepanalli were destroyed when a huge tree fell on it.Roads leading to Kakkalli, Dorangiri from Gullapur in Yellapur taluk which were blocked when a hill collapsed at Kattalekan near Kakkalli on Saturday, were cleared a day ago.A house belonging to one Durgamma Rajappa Bovivaddar collapsed at Ganeshnagar in Sirsi on Sunday, causing an estimated loss of Rs 50,000. In Hebbatti near Banavasi, five houses were submerged.hassanRail traffic between Bangalore and Mangalore that was disrupted for 24 hours following a landslide near Sakleshpur junction resumed on Monday. Huge cranes were deployed to clear the debris. The damaged track near Kadugaravalli where huge boulders fell across it has been replaced. Late reports reaching here said that several trees in parts of Sakleshpur taluk were uprooted due to strong wind.MangaloreDakshina Kannada District Deputy Commissioner in a proposal submitted on Monday urged the government to release Rs 5 crore to expedite relief work in rain-affected areas in the district.Deputy Commissioner N S Channappa Gowda in his proposal pegged the total loss at Rs 2,170.27 lakh. As many as 12 houses were completely destroyed, 56 houses were damaged and 142 houses were partially damaged.Over 1.35 acres of paddy fields were destroyed resulting in a loss of Rs 570 lakh. Estimating the loss to public property, the DC pointed out that it would take Rs 1,707 lakh to restore the roads and Rs161 lakh for repairing bridges. Heavy rainfall resulted in slush accumulating on tracks at Pomendi, disrupting train services on Konkan Railway route. Alternative arrangements were made to shift passengers travelling in Ernakulam-Nizamuddin Mangala Express (12617) with Nizamuddin- Ernakulam Express (12618) between Ratnagiri and Adavali railway stations on Monday. Lokmanya Tilak -Ernakulam Duronto Express train (12223) will be diverted via Kalyan, Pune, Sholapur, Wadi, Guntakal, Bangalore City, Jolarpettai and Palakkad on Tuesday.SHIMOGACopious rain continued to lash the district for the third consecutive day. A youth was washed away in Varada river near Chandragutti in Sorab taluk on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Mahesh, 18, a resident of Holemarur. He was washed away in the swelling river when he took the cattle to the river. Fire tender staff and police were pressed into service to trace the body. Tahasildar Prabhakara Deshpande, ZP member Gurukumar Patel, among others, visited the spot. Beesanagadde village of Sagar taluk bore the brunt of rain.KarwarUttara Kannada district received a respite from the rains on Monday. The day remained cloudy sans rain in most parts of the district. The meteorological department had predicted heavy rain in the district and the district administration had declared holiday for schools and colleges.The flood on the Aghanashini and Gangavali rivers in coastal taluks have receded. The villagers, who were shifted to gruel centres in Karwar, Kumta and Honnavar taluks have returned to their houses. All gruel centres except the ones in Karwar and Honnavar taluks were closed, according to sources. Vehicular traffic on the national highway-63 resumed Sunday afternoon after debris was cleared from it. Minister Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri will visit the rain affected areas on Tuesday. He will hold a review meeting at Honnavar at 4 pm the same day. Demanding the removal of a portion of the protective wall built around the Karwar Naval Base to enable free flow of rain water from Arga and Idoor villages to the sea, KPCC member Satish Sail submitted a memorandum to the deputy commissioner in this regard on Monday. The incessant rain for over a fortnight in Haliyal has endangered the crops of paddy and maize with the roots of the cotton crop facing the threat of decomposition. D Hanumanthappa, in-charge Assistant Director of Agriculture (ADA), has informed farmers to take up transplantation of paddy to avoid its decomposition.belgaumAbout 30 villages in Khanapur taluk have lost links with other places, as the old Asoga-Khanapur bridge is overflowing due to incessant rains since Sunday. Traffic on seven bridges in Chikkodi taluk has been stopped due to a rise in the water level of Krishna river. Rakaskop reservoir in Belgaum taluk, is overflowing, due to which water is being released to Markandeya river. Two crest gates have been opened to release the water and villagers residing on the banks of the river have been alerted about possible floods.Water level in Krishna river is rising steadily due to the incessant downpour in its catchment area.
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